Pedestrian Accidents
News: Safety Service Patrol driver hospitalized after patrol truck hit
SUFFOLK, VA – A Safety Service Patrol driver from the Virginia Department of Transportation was hospitalized after an accident Sunday night. According to 13 News Now, the SSP driver, Deonte’ R. Mason, had stopped to assist a disabled vehicle in the northbound lanes of traffic on I-664 near the Monitor Merrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel at…
Read MoreNews: Truck driver cited in crash that injured Virginia Beach employee
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – A truck driver has been cited by police after hitting a pedestrian in Virginia Beach earlier this month, according to WAVY. This is an update to a previous story. The accident happened on Oct. 13 in the vicinity of Rudee Point Road and Southside Road. The victim was Virginia Beach Fire…
Read MoreNews: Man struck and killed by SUV on road in Chesterfield County
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA – Police said a man was struck and killed by an SUV on a roadway in Chesterfield County last week, according to WTVR. The victim, identified as 38-year-old Sean J. Frederick, was reportedly sitting in the road in the 600 block of Boulders Parkway last Friday morning. He was hit by a…
Read MoreNews: Vehicle slams into store at Chesterfield County shopping center
RICHMOND, VA – A vehicle crashed into a store at a Chesterfield County shopping center Monday afternoon, sending four people to the hospital. According to WWBT, the incident happened at a Visionworks optometry store at the Stonehenge Village Shopping Center along Midlothian Turnpike just after 4 p.m. Witnesses said a woman was behind the wheel…
Read MoreNews: Young girl struck and killed when cars collide in Richmond
RICHMOND, VA – A young girl was killed when she was hit by a car following a collision at an intersection in Richmond on Sunday, WWBT reports. The crash happened in the area of Jahnke Road and German School Road at about 5:23 p.m. According to investigators, a Nissan Titan was struck by a GMC…
Read MoreNews: 27-year-old Portsmouth man dies following hit-and-run
PORTSMOUTH, VA – The victim of a hit-and-run crash in Portsmouth last week passed away on Saturday, 13 News Now reports. This is an update to a previous story. The man was identified by family members as 27-year-old Anthony Etheridge. The accident happened last Monday at the intersection of George Washington Highway and Davis Street,…
Read MoreNews: Driver sought after man injured in Portsmouth hit-and-run
PORTSMOUTH, VA – Authorities are trying to track down the driver responsible for a crash in Portsmouth early Monday morning that left a man seriously injured, according to WTKR. Officers responded to the scene in the vicinity of George Washington Highway and Davis Street at about 1:30 a.m. The victim was found on the ground…
Read MoreNews: Virginia Beach Fire Department employee hit by truck
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – An employee of the Virginia Beach Fire Department was rushed to the hospital after being struck by a truck on Tuesday afternoon, 13 News Now reports. Art Kohn, the department’s public information officer, was listed in critical condition following the accident. Officials say he was walking along Rudee Point Road near…
Read MorePedestrian hit by vehicle in Hampton suffers life-threatening injuries
HAMPTON, VA – Police were on the scene of an accident in Hampton Monday morning that left a pedestrian severely injured, WAVY reports. The person was struck by a vehicle in the 300 block of East Mercury Boulevard at about 5:45 a.m. The victim, an adult, was transported to the hospital with injuries that were…
Read MoreNews: Portsmouth hit-and-run leaves 1 dead, 2 injured
PORTSMOUTH, VA – Police responded to the scene of a deadly hit-and-run crash in Portsmouth Friday night, 13 News Now reports. The incident was reported in the 220o block of Jefferson Street shortly after 8 p.m. Authorities said three pedestrians were struck by a vehicle that fled the scene. One of the victims, an adult…
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